EXPLORING LINKS BETWEEN POPULATION INDICATORS AND ECONOMIC INDICATORS: A COMPARISON OF JAPAN AND SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA This research examines links between population indicators and economic indicators through a comparison of data for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa. The data for this analysis were obtained from the World Development Indicators Web Site of the World Bank (2004).
Data were obtained for Japan and for Sub Saharan Africa for two population indicators and two economic indicators. The population indicators were (a) population growth rate and (b) total population. The economic indicators were (a) gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate and (b) gross domestic product per capita. Data were collected for 2001, 2003, and 2003.
Relationships between the Population Indicators and the Economic Indicators: Comparisons between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa
In Japan, the total population was quite stable over the period of analysis (2001-to-2003), with a population of 127.037 million in 2001 and a population of 127.210 million in 2003. GDP per capita f
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